Art Print Residence Workshop
Our workshop
Workshop founded in 1992
Is located on the ground floor of our home. In addition to the approximately 150 square meters of working space, we also have an outside working space of 100 m2.
This garden area can be used when the weather is suitable. One of our studios main features is the natural light, with 12 linear meters of south-facing windows. In addition to the beautiful Mediterranean climate and close proximity to Barcelona, it is an ideal location to contemplate new ideas and carry out your projects.
Our shop is divided into several specific work areas.
The plate creating area
Artist’s workplace, with a large table.
Mechanical zone with a wide variety of saws, milling machines, guillotines, flexible shafts, drills, and a set of electrical tools. Artists are able to work on metal materials (copper, iron, …) as well as on plastic and wood.
We can accommodate copper plates up to a maximum size of 100×200 cm. 39.3×78.74 inches.
Studio facilities
WORKSHOP INFRASTRUCTURE
We have one motorized press with the following bed sizes:
Ribes 130 x 240 cm; 53.14 x 94.48 inch
Manual etching presses
Gea Jalon 70 x 150 cm; 27.55 x 59.05 inch
Ribes 100x150cm; 39,37×59,05 inch
Ribes 80 x 170 cm; 31.40 x 66.9 inch
littel Ribes 40x60cm 15,7x 23,6 inch
Letterpress
Bed printing size 70×73 cm 27,55×28,74 inches
EasyTypo Pro3
Printing paper size 45×64 cm 17,7×25,19 inches
Typo wood blocks
Various sizes and types
Metal, carboard and paper cut machines:
Metal, carboard and paper cut machines:
Metal, carboard and paper cut machines:
Guillotine for cutting paper 70 cm
Metal Jump shear 62 cm
Bookbinding press 60 x 50 cm
Printing and Platemaking area
Printing and Paper area:
Glass table 80×180 cm
Table for inking 80×200 cm
Two hot plates 80×100 cm; 31.49×39.3 inches
Water tray to wet the paper before printing 100×240 cm; 39.3×94.48 inches
Table 240×210 cm. In this area is possible to hand cut paper for printing and to work in bookbinding.
Two working tables 130x240cm; 51.18×94.48 inches to prepare the paper or for postproduction.
The aquatint area:
Aquatint box, Asphalt oven, Spray booth with fan, Compressor
Maximum size of the plate:
104x74cm
Soft Ground facilities:
Hot plate 40x60cm for soft ground
Acid baths:
The space dedicated to mordants has different tanks with acid (ferric chloride)
One large tank for plates up to 100 x 200 cm 39.3 x 78.74 inch
Vertical tank with Edinburgh Etch 90×100 cm
Vertical tank for Electroetch 60×40 cm
A cleaning tray to clean the plates with a high pressure hose
Dark room / photo-etching area:
The workshop is equipped to make photo-etching with photopolymers plates. You can also use photopolymer emulsion film on copper plates.
Exposure unit for plates up to 100×110 cm
Plate whirler 40x04cm
Lighting table 40x50cm
Hot air oven 80x70cm
Printers
Minolta Copy machine with analog technology black and white paper format A3
Inkjet printer SURECOLOR SC-P800 9 UltraChrome inks paper format A2
Ricoh Aficio Laser color format A3
HP laser Pro black and White
Silhourette Cameo Cuter
Computers
Macbook and PC
Outdoor spaces
Place to relax
Place to meet
Place to work
Place to show
Place to create
AVAILABLE TOOLS
Hand tools:
Burins, Gouges, Diamond points, Ceramic tools, Mokuhanga tools, Woodcut tools, Hand Inking Rollers, Brayers, Spatulas, Brushes, Barens
Brayers
19,5 cm width 35° shore quantity 9
19,5 cm width 20° shore quantity 1
15 cm width 35° shore quantity 1
10,5 cm width 35° shore quantity 2
9 cm width 35° shore quantity 1
7,5 cm width 35° shore quantity 1
5 cm width 25° shore quantity 2
3 cm width 25° shore quantity 1
2,5 cm width 25° shore quantity 3
2 cm width 35° shorequantity 1
1 cm width 25° shore quantity 1
0,5 cm width 25° shore quantity 1
Two Hands brayer
40 cm width 35° shore quantity 1
Rollers
50 cm width 16 cm diameter 50° shore quantity 1
50 cm width 14 cm diameter 50° shore quanity 1
40 cm width 15 cm diameter 50° shore quantity 2
40 cm width 10 cm diameter 75° shore quantity 1
Sharpening tools
Power tools:
Jigsaw, drill, Dremel, power tools.
WHICH TECHNIQUES CAN YOU PRACTICE IN OUR STUDIO?
INTAGLIO TECHNIQUES
Mezzotint
Drypoint
Engraving
Etching
Aquatint
Spit bite aquatint
Toner aquatint
Sugar lift
Soft ground
White ground / Soap ground
Collagraph
Carborundum
Photo etching
Solar Plate
RELIEF TECHNIQUESINTAGLIO TECHNIQUES
Woodcut
Wood engraving
Woodcut with a mobile plates
Relief printing
Relief printing with magnetic plates
Mokuhanga
PLANOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES
Mokulito
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
We have expertize to offer technical suport to the artists. Technical advise is available for 20€/hour on demmand.